Preface; Intended Audience; Typographic Conventions - HP Integrity rx1600 Deployment Manual

Preface

This document provides instructions for configuring and using the SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit
(SSTK) on HP Integrity servers running Linux.
As of this publication, SSTK is supported on the following Linux distributions:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
□ RHEL4U4 (Backward compatible only
□ RHEL4U5
□ RHEL4U6
□ RHEL4U7
□ RHEL4U8
□ RHEL5
□ RHEL5U1
□ RHEL5U2
□ RHEL5U3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
□ SLES10SP1
□ SLES10SP2
□ SLES11
IMPORTANT:
use SSTK v3.1 (SSTKLnx3.1) because support is discontinued for these distributions as of
SSTK v3.2.

Intended Audience

This document is intended for system administrators responsible for installing, configuring, and
managing Linux. Administrators must have knowledge of OS concepts, commands, and
configuration. It is also helpful to have knowledge of Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) concepts.

Typographic Conventions

This document uses the following typographical conventions.
Command
ComputerOut
Ctrl-x
ENVIRONVAR
[ERRORNAME] The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.
Key
Term
UserInput
Variable
[ ]
1. No testing occurs on older updates or service packs though every effort is made to maintain backward compatibility.
To continue to use SSTK with SLES9SP3 or SLES9SP4, you must retain and
A command name or qualified command phrase.
Text displayed by the computer.
A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl-x indicates that you must hold down
the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or button.
The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.
The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same key.
The defined use of an important word or phrase.
Commands and other text that you type.
The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other syntax display
that you replace with an actual value.
The contents are optional in formats and command descriptions. If the contents
are a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
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